Argentina: Mutilated Animals Found Near Cuchillo Co

Translation (C) 2003. Scott Corrales

CONCERN GROWS AMONG RANCHERS: Mutilated Animals Found Near Cuchillo Co

Concern spread among some Pampan cattlemen of the Lihuel Calel
department, who expressed their fear at the discovery of several
repeated animal mutilations in their rural area.

GENERAL ACHA (Agencia) -- Cattlemen from a broad section of the
Lihuel Calel department are concerned by the return of cattle
mutilations. In an interview with El Diario, a young rancher
whose property is located on Provincial Route 13, 60 km west of
Cuchillo Co, and who requested anonymity, remarked that two
mutilated cows and a calf were found on his property last year,
being similar to the ones which achieved prominence in this and
other provinces in 2002. The cattleman noted that there also
occurred a case involving the mutilation of a wild boar cub.

Worried by the situation, he stated: "it seems that they've
taken against me now, because in 15 days they mutilated six
calves, all of them black, plump, weighing between 160 and 220
kg., which were in an open field. The last one was found last
Thursday some 500 meters from the street and some 4 kilometers
from the house, while I was away in General Acha. The same
occurred on Friday with a sheep," he added.

When consulted about the condition in which the animals are
found, and the type of mutilation presented, he explained that
"some were male and others female, but similar incisions can be
found in all of them -- perfectly [even] and cured, as though
cauterized. They were missing their tongues, jaws, ears, eyes
and hide in a stretch from the front (sic) to the start of the
chest. The females were missing their udders and the males their
testicles." He later noted that "I turned one of these over to
remove its ribs, but one of them, which was under the body, was
cracked and was "mashed", as though it had experienced a
powerful blow."

"I removed two ribs for the dogs, which eat it, but since it was
hanging from a hook in the shed, [it emanated] a strong odor of
ammonia and sulfur which became unbearable." He explained that
his remaining animals grazed far from the mutilated one.

Upon discussing the hypotheses put forth by the local livestock
producers, he stated that "some cattlemen do not believe that
natural deaths are involved, nor mutilations by carrion animals
and much less by the long-muzzled mouse. This is a subject that
deserves far deeper study to put an end to it, as it affects us
financially. Scientists from a foreign power could be involved,
performing the mutilations for analysis. We base this on the
fact that some "lights" have been seen over the area during the
night."

Finally, he recalled that "a rancher from the area found that
cow belonging to another pasture had been deposited on his
property. For this reason we request whoever is responsible to
look into these events and research them thoroughly."

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